Comparison

FocusWell vs LockIn

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FocusWell

This app helps you regain control of your daily screen time and combat excessive scrolling. It introduces a mindful pause before opening distracting applications and allows you to set custom limits and focus sessions to build lasting concentration.

Highlights
  • Mindful pause before distracting apps
  • Custom app limits
  • Focus sessions
  • Daily screen time insights
  • Distraction-free design
  • Private data handling
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Most people don't decide to scroll for forty five minutes. It just happens, somewhere between checking one notification and looking up an hour later. FocusWell is an app blocker and focus tool built for exactly that moment, the split second before autopilot takes over. Your phone is built to keep you tapping. FocusWell is built to give you a way out, not through willpower alone, but through a calm pause, honest app limits, and focus sessions that actually hold. WHY FOCUSWELL A calm pause, not a lecture. Before a distracting app opens, FocusWell gives you one honest moment to decide. No shame, no lockouts you didn't ask for, just a real choice where autopilot used to win. Block one app or everything at once. Choose exactly what to limit, one app, a category, or all of it, for a focus session or on a schedule that runs automatically in the background. See where your time actually goes. Daily and weekly screen time insights show your real habits, not a guess, so you can see the hours you win back add up week over week. Build focus that lasts. Turn one good day into a streak. FocusWell helps you trade the scroll reflex for deep work, study time, or simply being where you already are. WHAT YOU GET - A calm pause before distracting apps open - App limits and focus sessions, for one app or all of them - Schedules that run automatically, not just when you remember - Daily and weekly screen time insights - Private by design: your usage data stays on your device WHO IT'S FOR Students protecting a study block. Anyone building a career who needs one uninterrupted hour before the inbox opens. People who pick up their phone for one notification and put it down forty minutes later, more tired than when they started. FocusWell meets you at the moment you already recognize, right before the scroll starts. Every skipped scroll adds up to a real hour somewhere else, a workout, a book, a conversation, or just quiet. FocusWell doesn't ask you to try harder. It just removes the moment where autopilot used to win. FocusWell runs on Apple's own Screen Time framework, so your usage data stays on your device, not a server. No streak shaming, no guilt trips, just a clear tool for people who want their attention back. Download FocusWell and start your first focus session today. Terms, Privacy and Conditions https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://https://www.getfocuswell.com/terms-of-service

About

LockIn

This app helps you block distracting applications until you complete your daily tasks. It allows you to set goals, lock away time-wasting apps, and earn access back by finishing your work. Track your progress and build consistency to reduce screen time and beat procrastination.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Set daily tasks
  • Earn access to blocked apps
  • Track progress and streaks
  • Hard Mode for commitment
  • Reduce screen time
  • Build better habits
Features
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Kill the distraction. Earn your dopamine. LockIn helps you block distracting apps until you finish what actually matters. Choose your distractions. Set your daily tasks. Get to work. Your selected apps stay blocked until you've earned them back. TASKS FIRST. DOPAMINE SECOND. HOW LOCKIN WORKS • Choose your distractions Select the apps that steal your attention. • Set your daily tasks Decide what needs to get done today. • Lock distractions Keep selected apps out of reach while your tasks are waiting. • Earn your access Complete your tasks and unlock your distractions. • Build consistency Track your streak, promises kept, missed tasks, give ups, and time protected. HARD MODE Know you'll give in? Hard Mode removes the easy way out. Once activated, stay committed to your rules and finish your tasks before unlocking your distractions. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See how consistently you're keeping your promises and protecting your time. Build streaks, review your progress, and turn discipline into a habit. BUILT FOR FOCUS LockIn can help you: • Reduce screen time • Stop mindless scrolling • Beat procrastination • Stay focused • Build better habits • Finish daily tasks • Use distracting apps more intentionally You make the rules. LockIn helps you follow them. Do the work. Earn the dopamine. Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/5ac457fa-58f8-4d10-8aac-15e0c53ef8ee Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FocusWell4 screens
LockIn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LockIn at none against FocusWell's shown. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FocusWell sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and LockIn sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FocusWell against 5.0 for LockIn. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusWell ships an update every 8 days, LockIn every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FocusWell versus LockIn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusWellLockIn
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanislav VaretskyiPureScan Solutions Corp

Customer experience

FocusWell

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LockIn

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

FocusWell

Subscriptions10
  • FocusWell Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • FocusWell Monthly$2.991 Month
  • FocusWell Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
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  • FocusWell Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • FocusWell Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • FocusWell Annual$9.991 Year
  • FocusWell Annual$14.991 Year
  • FocusWell Annual$24.991 Year
  • FocusWell Annual$34.991 Year
  • FocusWell Annual$49.991 Year
3 purchases

LockIn

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
  • LockIn Premium - Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is FocusWell free?
FocusWell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockIn free?
LockIn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FocusWell or LockIn?
FocusWell and LockIn are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do FocusWell or LockIn have ads?
FocusWell shows ads; LockIn does not.
Which is updated more often, FocusWell or LockIn?
FocusWell ships an update every 8 days, and LockIn every 9 days. Most recently, FocusWell was updated on October 31, 2026 and LockIn on October 31, 2026.

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